Hi Alastair,
They are still taking applications up to end June when the unit standards expire. However, you still have time to train until the last enrollment date of the unit standard, and quite possibly, if there is no QCTO replacement this will be extended. The 31 March date was the previous cut off date for SETA operations, but that has…[Read more]

Hi Lindsay,
As far as I am aware, SETA’s don’t accredit LMS platforms/systems. Most of the SETA’s have their own systems which training providers are expected to align with for uploading purposes. Provider LMS’s need to address the particular requirements of their respective SETA, many of whom are using a highly dodgy and user unfriendly system…[Read more]

I was a bit concerned that DHET saw the concerns raised in the e-mail as a “complaint”. I wouldn’t classify the reporting of issues as a complaint, as in all our efforts we have been trying to accommodate both DHET and training providers in making the Registration process one of value and accessibility. Our team is supported by so many good…[Read more]

Hey Lynel, indeed and at last! It has always been our intention to improve access to committed training providers to the DHET Registration process. Having dealt with hundreds of applications, we have been exposed to a number of obstacles which need to be brought in line with the training provider environment and circumstances. Any other issues…[Read more]

Appreciated Ken, likewise! If you need any assistance with those SMME’s, please let me know. There are many ways to get them on board and you know, where there’s a will there’s a way! I didn’t spend all my time last year getting the Minister to recognise SMME’s with DHET Registration for nothing. Nor did I get grey hair working with all these…[Read more]

Thank you Ken. This was brought into the public domain and there it shall remain. There is no misanthropy, nor is there lack of democracy. Democracy intimates majority decision making. Among the thousands of accredited training providers, I can guarantee you that a very significant percentage are one man operations. Of my own 250-300 training…[Read more]

Hi Ken,
Naturally I read your article. However, if you refer to my reply to Graham, you will find that I have background knowledge of this issue that extends well before the beginning of this year. And while you may have some experience in legal interpretations, in this instance, knowledge of the area in which such interpretations are made is…[Read more]

Thank you Graham, that was the impression I held and why I found it strange that related associations subsequently re-distributed it without confirming the details and clarifying the circumstances under which it was written. The general impression created by this re-distribution among accredited providers for First Aid unit standards with other…[Read more]

Why thank you Ken,
I do believe however, that the confusion has been caused by somewhat hysterical reaction as a result of misunderstanding of the content of the regulation and the structure of our training system. Your article contains many inaccuracies with regard to the requirements of accreditation, registration etc. and is generally based on…[Read more]

At the beginning of this year a “circular” was widely distributed regarding supposed First Aid training accreditation and DoL Approval. This “circular” intimated that First Aid training providers required either HWSETA or QCTO accreditation, and that First Aid training could only be offered in Skills Programme packages, as opposed to the current…[Read more]

Just as a follow up on this one, following the hysteria created by the circular issued from an HWSETA accredited provider earlier this year, I have had two separate training providers, accredited for First Aid unit standard training by TETA, who have applied to DoL for Approval. In both cases these providers have been visited by DoL and…[Read more]

We need the support of the informed providers to get the message across to the rest. Unfortunately we are coming up against too many people who have been misinformed by SETA’s and then others who listen to the unenlightened opinions of people with ridiculous agenda’s. It would be interesting to see how long it would take DHET to close down…[Read more]

Hi Lynel,
In the light of recent information regarding the “estimates” of the number of training providers in this country, it is clear that much of the problem stems from inaccurate statistics. There is a serious misunderstanding of the size and value that committed private training providers can offer our nation. Perhaps if there had been a…[Read more]

Hi Thembie,
Once you have received your accreditation, it is a regulatory requirement that you must then apply to DHET for Registration. There is an application and guideline on the DHET website, although these are a little out of date as the actual criteria for Registration have been considerably amended to suit a Private Provider and not a…[Read more]

Hi Lynel,
At this stage the level of miscommunication regarding DHET registration is rather frightening, considering there are 8-10 000 more providers still to apply with only 8 months to go. I think this has been a real example of the lack of consistency between the SETA’s processes, and a very clear indicator of their inability to communicate…[Read more]

Hi Sylvia,
In general I think you have it pretty well summed up. There are many people who apply for accreditation without having a customer base to work from. On the other hand, many accredited providers apply for extension of scope based on a customer request, but do not always research the sustainability of offering that programme.…[Read more]

For all those accredited training providers who are NPO’s registered with the Dept. of Social Development, please note that DHET does not accept applications from organisations which are not registered or recognised by the Companies Act 2008. In order to qualify for registration, it would be necessary to obtain Non Profit Company registration…[Read more]

Most definitely Sylvia, along with online processes. Unfortunately DHET seems to be tail end Charlie here, and I shudder to think how many forests have been mutilated in this paper chase Registration process. Although, after 17 years, my beloved SETA also still requires every re-registration as an Assessor/Moderator to be accompanied by the same…[Read more]

Hi Sylvia,
Yes, there is still a lot of confusion in among all these changes in names and terminology. Registration is DHET, Accreditation is SETA ETQA/QAP and/or QCTO, Approval is DoL/DoT. Each one has a different purpose/focus, although looking at the new QCTO accreditation process, the actual application follows closely on the DHET process and…[Read more]